Eye-protector.



R. MALCOM.

EYE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 8. 1915.

1 1 9&567 Patented July 11, 1916.

ROBERT MALCOM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

EYE-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, M1 16.

Application filed November 8, 1915. Serial No. 60,203.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT MALCOM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, Cook county, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eye-Protectors, of which the fol- My invention has for its object, broadly ings, is a description.

My invention has for its object, broadly speaking, an eye shield or protector designed to be made of thin, flexible, transparent material preferably of two different shades of color, one relatively darker than the other by means of which the eyes of the wearer may be protected from the effects of the wind carrying dust or any other flying particles; at the same time the eyes are protected from the strong light of the sun by the shade portion attached to the protector; also that the protector may be prevented from becoming clouded or dimmed from the effects of rain dampening the same in the event the protector is being worn in rainy weather, by the rain shield which is attached to and becomes a part of the protector.

Other features of advantage and construction will be apparent to those skilled in the art and will be hereinafter more fully explained and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, I have illustrated what I now consider the preferred form of my invention, and in these drawings, Figure 1 is afront elevation of my improved construction; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the construction, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1, looking toward the end of the protector; Fig. 3 .is a perspective detail of the shield portion removed; and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the body portion of the protector before having the ends folded and the shield portion attached thereto.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the body portion of the shield, which may be formed of any thin, flexible, transparent material, such for instance as pyrolin, or celluloid, having a recess A in the bottom edge thereof to fit over the nose. The body portion A is also preferably provided at the ends with slots or notches or folds a where by the ends of the protector body are caused to be gathered or folded to extend at right angles from the plane of vision; to permit the protector to stand out and away from the face of the wearer; to provide air space for ventilation, and also to provide room for the wearing of eye glasses or spectacles.

The body portion A of the protector is preferably formed of a single piece of material. of a comparatively light color, such as clear or amber pyrolin. Extending longitudinally of the same across the top thereof is the shade or rain shield portion B, which 1s preferably formed of a single piece of material of relatively darker color than the protector portion A. The upper edge a of the shield portion B is designed to conform to the contour of the upper edge a of the protector portion A, as shown more clearly in Fig. 1. This shield portion B is secured to the upper edge of said protector with the binding 6. This binding may be of rubber, fabric, or any other form of material suitable for the purpose.

The shade or shield portion B is also formed of a single piece of material, and has the ends I), I), thereof bent at an angle to the top thereof, as shown in Fig. 3, to extend partially over the ends of the body of the protector to shade the eyes from each side. The edge 6 of the rain shield or shade portion projects forward, over and beyond the body of the protector A, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2. This construction serves at all times to shade the eyes, and to shed the rain or moisture which may collect on the shield, so that it does not at any time come in contact with the protector, thereby allowing clear vision through the lightercolored material forming the protector A, at all times.

The shield is so constructed that the upper edge thereof contacts with the forehead of the wearer, and the edges of the protector A conform to the features of the face; the upper edge of the shield B also contacts with the forehead of the wearer, the forward edge 72 thereof extending at an angle of 45 more or less, away from the face of the wearer, and for a portion of its length out of contact with the body of the protector A.

The ends 6, 7), of the shield are bent to conform with the sides of the protector A, and are preferably securely attached thereto by eyelets 0, or otherwise, which also afford means C for ventilation through the protector. An elastic cord or band C, or other theuends thereof bent at an angle to the plane of vision, a shade and shield portion of relatively darker material than the protector, saidshade and shield portion being attached to the outside ofthe protector at the upper edge thereof, the free edge of saidsliield portion projecting beyond the plane of the body portion, substantially as described.

2; In an eye protector, the combination of a body portion formed of a single piece of substantially transparent material having the ends thereof. bent and folded to extend at an angle to the plane of vision, a shade and shield portion of relatively darker material than: the protector, said shade and shield portion extending lengthwise of the protector from end to end thereof, the ends of said shield portion being bent to conform to the shape of the ends of the protector, means for securing'said protector and said shield portions together along the upper edges andends thereof, the free edge of said shield projecting beyond the front of the protector to form a rain shield, substantially as described. i

'3. In an eye protector, the combination of a body portion formedof a single piece of substantially transparent material having the ends thereof bent and folded to form an end wall extending at an angle to the plane of vision, a shade and shield portion of relatively darker material extending from end 'to end of said protector and secured thereto at the upper edge and ends thereof, the free edge of the shade portion extending beyond the plane of the body portion, said protector and shield portions having ventilating apertures therethrough at each end of the device, substantially as described. I

4'. In an eye protector, the combination of a body portion formed of a single piece of substantially transparent material having the ends bent and folded to form an end wall extending at an angle to the plane of vision, a strip of relatively dark-colored material extending from end to end of said eye protector along the upper edge and outside of said protector, and binding material engaging the edges of the protector and the upper edge and ends of the shield portion, the free edge of said shield portion proj ecting beyond the front of the body of the protector, substantially as described.

5. In an eye protector, the combination of a body portion formed of a single piece of flexible transparent material having the ends thereof bent and folded to extend at an angle to the planeof vision, an elongated strip of material of contrasting color forming a shield and shade portion secured to the outside of said protector along the upper edge thereof, said shield portion extending at an angle of approximately from the vertical and from the edge thereof, projecting over and beyond the front of the eye protector.

6. A combined eye protector, shade and shield, comprising a body portion formed of a single piece of flexible transparent material and a shield portion secured thereto along the binding edges thereof, said latter portion being outside of the body portion and projecting beyond the plane of the same, said body and shield portions having ventilation openings through the ends thereof, and means for securing the device upon the face of the wearer.

7. A combined eye protector, shade and shield, comprising a body portion formed of a single piece of flexible, transparent material, and a shade and shield portion of relatively darker material secured thereto along the upper edges thereof on the outside of the protector, the free edge of the shade projecting beyond the plane of the body portion, a flexible binding extending entirely around the outer edge of the protector and engaging the upper edge of the shade and shield to secure the two pieces together, eyelets attaching the ends of the two portions together and forming ventilation openings therethrough, and means for securing the device upon the face of the wearer.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT MALCOM.

Witnesses ARTHUR B. RUssnLL, ARTHUR B. MALONEY.

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Washington, D. 0. 

